Step by step, the Rust programming language is moving deeper into the Linux kernel.

Rust is to be added to the Linux kernel as a second language. At FOSDEM, one of the heads of the project presents the current status and some opinions.

Linux kernel version 6.4 is getting improved Rust code. This was revealed by some of the most recent patches. This update comes hot on the heels of the recent news regarding Windows 11's Rust support.

The Linux-Rust team has implemented new functions for kernel version 6.14 that promise a more stable use of core functions.

(Asahi is a Linux distribution for Apple's Arm-compatible PCs, hence Martin's involvement, up until now, in both the kernel's code for those machines as well as that distro project.) ...

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C.